Teen pleads guilty in fatal Hilltop shooting

A 16-year-old pleaded guilty Tuesday to fatally shooting a man in Tacoma’s Hilltop in November.

Domunick Marcus Smiley, who was 15 when he killed 19-year-old Philip Ryan Jr. on Nov. 7, will face 21 years, eight months behind bars after admitting to charges of second-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. He was initially charged as a juvenile, but as part of his plea agreed to be charged as an adult in Pierce County Superior Court.

Jasiah Inpeace Tolbert, 17; Isiah Jaycee Cavitt, 18; and Arkeats Lintel Ross, 19, are also charged in Ryan’s death. Their jury trial is set for Sept. 14, according to Pierce County court records.